A partner of the Optum Care network, WellMed Medical Group, is seeking a float nurse practitioner or float physician assistant to practice in several clinics in a geographic area as part of a collaborative team.  At Optum, we are transforming healthcare nationally while providing Physician-led care locally.  Work with the largest care delivery organization in the world and start doing your life’s best work.(sm)

Position Highlights:

• • • Quality vs. quantity – typically see 14 to 16 patients per day (30 min per visit)
    • Instead of RVU or volume metrics, our providers are measured and rewarded on quality of care (most providers earn $15,000 bonuses, paid semi-annually)
    • Start with 160 hours PTO in first year, plus 5 days for CME, and the clinics are closed for 8 national holidays
    • Strong clinical support team that includes RNs, LVNs, MAs, nurse educators, case managers, clinic administrators, referral managers, coders, centralized scheduling, nurse advice line, and robust IT
    • Collaborate with our primary care physicians (IM & FM), hospitalists, and network of employed/contracted sub-specialists

Compensation/Benefits Highlights:

• • • Base salary plus annual quality bonus with a target of $15,000
    • 401k with match, Executive Savings Plan, and UHG Employee Stock Purchase Program
    • LTD and STD insurance at no cost to you
    • Liability coverage that doesn’t require tail coverage ever
    • OptumCare Physician Partnership Plan
    • More comprehensive benefits from Optum Partner Services

What makes an OptumCare organization different?

• • • WellMed is mostly a Medicare Advantage Plan that operates as a health system focused on quality/value-based outcomes
    • Providers, heal thyself! Our providers are the absolute best in caring for our patients, and we believe that our providers must also have time to care for themselves and their families
    • Most of our leaders began their careers in our clinics, developing clinical and leadership growth opportunities for you
    • We are influencing change on a national scale while maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations
    • We recognize that we are better together, and collaboration is the key to healthier patients and an invigorating work environment

About WellMed:

At WellMed our focus is simple. We're innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors.  WellMed has more than 22,000+ primary care physicians, hospitalists, specialists, and advanced practice clinicians who excel in caring for 900,000+ older adults across Texas and Florida. 

Required Qualifications:

• • • Certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), or the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
    • Current Licensure through the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners OR Licensed Physician Assistant by the Texas State Medical Board or the ability to obtain prior to employment
    • Valid DEA license or the ability to obtain one prior to employment
    • 1+ year of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
    • Comfortable managing a primarily Medicare-aged patient population

Preferred Qualifications:

• • • Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency
    • A working understanding and support of a managed care environment